Adorable Dining Room and Dining Set Makeover

I had the privilege of helping my sweet friend, Denyse, work on a couple home/furniture projects lately. I helped her update her dining room set with a little paint and stain and here’s what we came up with!

Chances are, you or someone you know owns or has owned a very similar dining set. The chairs and farm-type table were very popular for a loooong time. The blonde oak however, has seen it’s day if you ask me. Denyse was thinking the same thing when she asked me to help her paint it. It took us a few months to get started but as soon as her cute little 2 year old spilled blue food coloring on the table top, it was time to get to work!

Denyse was fantastic and did the dirty work / my nemesis, sanding! She sanded it down and brought it over to my house. We sprayed it with my HVLP Spray Gun and air compressor for a flawless finish. Check out my favorite tools for painting here. The paint color is Behr’s Swiss Coffee (just like my kitchen cabinets seen here).

For the top, we used a cherry stain to match her floors. It turned out a bit lighter than the floors but I think it looks great! Her husband refinished the floors a couple years ago and they still had stain left over. Don’t they look awesome?

I absolutely love this dining room. She found that chandelier on Craigslist for a steal. SO JEALOUS! Oh and see that adorable curio cabinet in the corner? It’s built in to her house! Double jealous. I love that we live in an area with old homes that have so much charm!

Thanks for letting me make over and share your dining room transformation Denyse!

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This looks great!! I love how clean it looks. Funny thing is, my dining room table used to look exactly like this (except rectangular) and I had my father in law refinish it for us. The light wood just wasn’t doing it for me so we did the top in a dark walnut and now I just love it.